8 schools across Atlanta and the Georgia suburbs — 6 free public programs and 2 private institutions.
Georgia’s 8 French-language schools form a compact metro network anchored in Atlanta and its northern suburbs. The city itself has two private institutions — Atlanta International School in Buckhead (an IB World School widely regarded as one of Georgia’s top private schools) and Da Vinci International School — plus GLOBE Academy, a free public charter in the city’s southwest.
The suburban programs spread across three counties: Rockbridge Elementary (Decatur, DeKalb County) and Evansdale Elementary (Doraville, DeKalb County) are free neighborhood public schools. Gwinnett County, Georgia’s largest school district, has two French dual language programs — Trip Elementary and Bay Creek Middle School (both in Grayson) — forming a public K–8 feeder pathway. International Public Charter School of Atlanta in Roswell serves North Atlanta families as a lottery-based free option.
Atlanta International School is the metro’s private anchor: K–12, IB Diploma, Baccalauréat Français. It is widely regarded as one of the strongest private schools in the Southeast.
Atlanta has 8 French immersion and dual-language schools — 6 free public or charter programs and 2 private schools.
Private French school tuition in Atlanta runs from about $23,369 to $36,947 per year. Public and charter immersion programs are tuition-free.
Yes. Atlanta has 6 tuition-free French immersion programs in public or charter schools. Many use a lottery or an attendance zone for admission.
Atlanta has 1 school accredited by the French Ministry of Education (AEFE/MLF), following the French national curriculum toward the French Baccalaureate.
Grade ranges vary by school — from preschool (maternelle / pre-K) through elementary, with several continuing into middle and high school. Use the filters above to compare each school’s grade levels.
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